CALIFORNIA TEMPERATURES BREAK RECORDS, PUTTING ADDITIONAL STRAIN ON POWER GRID

  • 05/09/2022

On Sunday, temperatures in the Central Valley of California were predicted to reach record highs from Sacramento to outside of Los Angeles. Officials issued a warning that the state could experience a dangerous heat wave that could last through the end of the week and push the boundaries of the electrical grid.

On Sunday, state officials urged citizens to use less electricity for the fifth straight day as energy demand increased and temperatures continued to rise. 

The worst of the heat was concentrated in the Central Valley on Sunday. The thermometer could hit 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius) by midweek, the National Weather Service said, warning residents to stay indoors to avoid heat-related illness.

"The heat wave begins in earnest today with dangerous temperatures now forecast to extend through the end of the week," National Weather Service Sacramento wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

The Southern California city of San Diego, which set a record temperature on Saturday of 95 degrees, could set another record on Sunday, National Weather Service forecaster Tony Fracasso said, although a chance of afternoon thunderstorms could offer some relief.

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